Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-11-23
MUCHEE TALKE.'
THB CITY COUNCIL MEETS IN REGULAR
SKNl-NONTHLY SESSION.
The Second Branch INDUCES in the Usual Circus
and Msnagsris Act and Consumes Time
and Does Linls-The Proceedings.

Inc Clty council, or, as IL IL petter
known, the menagerie, met in regular
semi-monthly session at the City Building,
last evening, and for a time it looked as if
the Second Branch was going to break its
record and rush through its business in
quiet, peaceable way, but those who led
themselves to believe that, got badly left.
If Barnum could have been present,
last evening, it is very prob
able that he would have made
liberal offer for the Second Branch to
replace his burned out circus, that is if he
could withstand committing suicide be-
fore he got chance to make the PROPOSE
ton. Even some of the members were
disguised during the discussion on the rail-
road ordinance, and moved for adjourn
ment several times, but were dOwned by
the majority, and the fun" was con-
tinued until all became tired.
The following members were present in
the Second Branch: Messrs. Allison, Au-
Der, Caldwell, Garvin, Cruise, Harrell,
Hartong, Jaeger, Jones, Kettler, Kroft,
Marsh. Miller, Mitchell, McKown, Pracht,
Prayer, VOckler, Warner, Young, aud
President Gilleland. The minutes of the
previous meeting were read, approved and
ordered signed, after which the business Of
the session was proceeded with.
| Clerk Bowers read his semi-monthly re-
port OF expenditures of the various de-
partments of city government, which
showed total appropriations made during
the year of S3l ,264. So; total expenditures
made by all departments, 1924, 53l. Is,
! leaving balance OF $40, 1888. So, divided as
follows: Board of Public Works, 81, 3S2.-
90; Fire Department, S6,3S6.44; Health
Department, 81 1856 80; Markets, Sl,275.-
| 81; Police Department, $4,629. SO; City
Prison, 81 ,04316; Scales and Weighing
$2l2.56; Real Estate, $630.10; Gene
teries, $41O.6O; salaries, 81 ,2S3 80;
contingencies, 81, 96S.l5; City Water Board,
So, 4S4O7; City Gas Works, $24, 67l.O2.
The Board of Public Works in addition to
expending S25, 400 - out of its apprOpria-
ton of $47, 1872. a, has expended up to date
S2l PSI, "a of its CO.. tingent fund, and So
| S09.7 out of it's 10 cent levy fund, the
appropriations made to the loan of 1887.
The compromise loan OF 1881 and the loan
of 1885 have been exhausted. The report
was adopted.
The Board of Public Works asked for an
appropriation out Of the sums provided by
ordinance to pay the following: Out of the
lO-cent levy fund, to p. J. Gilligan for
curbing on South Penn and Indiana streets,
wholly new work, $S90.95. To same Tor
curbing on Seventeenth street, between
Market and Chapline, wholly new work,
$23. 80, and asked for the adoption of Il res
oiution authorizing the City Clerk to issue
an order on the Receiver to =. j. Gilligan
for the above amounts, The report was
adopted as a whole.
The Commissioners of the Loan of 1881 !
reported that on October 20, 1887, they re-
ceived the sum of s., 0O2 80 from the City
Receiver, and have disbursed the same as
| follows; In the payment of coupons matur-
ing November !, 1887, So, 952. 80, and de-
posting in bank for the redemption fund
$50, and the Commissioners have de-
livered the said coupons Cancelled-to !
the City Clerk, taking his receipt for |
the same. There IS now deposited |
in bank, at , per cent. interest,
for the redemption fund the sum of $500. |
The commissioners have received $ll.lO |
interest on moneys deposited in bank TO |
credit of redemption fund and paid same
into the treasury, and recommended the |
adoption of a resolution authorizing the |
City Receiver to pay the Commissioners
the sum OF S3J. OF, commissions on the dis
bursementS above named. The report was
adopted.
The Committee on Real Estate reported |
bills amounting to SSl.46, and recommend !
ed their payment by the City Clerk, who |!
was authorized by resolution TO draw an |
order on the City Receiver for the amount !
The Police and Fire Board reported bills |
amounting TO SIPS on account of the fire |
department, which were ordered paid.
The Committee on Markets reported bills !
amounting to Sll6.65 which were ordered |
paid.
The Committee on Finance reported |
bills amounting to 1915, which were or
dered paid The committee also presented |
ian ordinance for an additional sewer Oh |
the Island, " and making aniadditiOnal APP |
preparation of 81 400 to the Board of Pub |
lie Works out of the city contingent fund |
for this purpose. The ordinance was |
read first and second time and adopted. !
The Committee ON Claims reported bills |
amounting to $50, and recommended the |
adoption of a resolution authorizing the |
City Solicitor to offer 5000 for a certain |
piece of land on Forty-third street, between |
Jacob and Wood streets, for the purpose of |
letting FOrty-third street through from
Jacob to Wood. The report was adopted. |
An ordinance was handed in from the
First Branch, styled an ordinance to re-
I,n 0at - on nf
| the Baltimore and Ohio railroad and the
p, w. & Ky. railroad over streets, and to
regulate the speed Of locomotives and cars
on the b. < y. railroad and the w, Z. q
B. railroads in the city of Wheeling. The
| First Branch had ordered the ordinance
printed and asked the concurrence OF the
Second Branch, but on motion OF Mr..
Cruise the ordinance was taken up as OTigi-
nal in the Second Branch and ordered to
its first reading. The second reading went
along well enough until it came TO a sec
ton referring to the speed at which
trains were to be allowed to run through |
the city, then the jaw of every man
who had no time to spend foolishly drop
ped. A long siege Of funny business en-
sued, when the matter ought really to
have been settled in five minutes. Men,
bers were voting on amendments, amend
ments to amendments, and motions for
reconsideratiOus, and didn't seem to know
whether they were 7otIng for or against
| themselves until some one told them.
After an hour or two of this wild, weird |
fun, the thing became so mixed up that
motion was made that the ordinance be re-
committed to the Committee on Railroads
for revision, which was carried.
Mr.. Caldwell offered a resolution in
structing the Committee on Health to draft
and report an ordinance providing for a
City Health Board, to consist of SAID COM
mittee and Health Officer, the latter to be
presiding officer of the Board; that the said
ordinance shall contain provisions provid-
ing in detail for the performance of the
same duties and possession of the same
powers by said City Board as are conferred
upon and required of the local Board of
Health of Ohio county. Adopted
| Several other matterS IN relation IN